| Lineup | Long Beach State | PG - Derrick Puga (fresh) SG - Eddy Abrams (fresh) SF - Earl Utecht (fresh) PF - Robert Payne (fresh) C - David Hartman (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Marshall | PG - Richard McCathern (fresh) SG - David Peltier (fresh) SF - Samuel Harmon (fresh) PF - Logan Taylor (fresh) C - Gary Torpey (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Long Beach State | David Hartman wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Long Beach State | Long Beach State is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Marshall | Marshall is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:46 | Long Beach State | Derrick Puga is whistled for a carry | 0-0 |
| 19:26 | Marshall | Derrick Puga steals it from Gary Torpey | 0-0 |
| 19:10 | Long Beach State | Eddy Abrams comes up short on the jumper from the right side but the foul's on David Peltier - foul #1 on David Peltier, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:10 | Long Beach State | Eddy Abrams makes the 1st free throw | 1-0 |
| 19:10 | Long Beach State | Eddy Abrams makes the 2nd free throw | 2-0 |
| 18:50 | Marshall | Gary Torpey is alone and drills a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from David Peltier | 2-2 |
| 18:43 | Long Beach State | Eddy Abrams drills a 3 pointer from straight away | 5-2 |
| 18:31 | Marshall | David Peltier can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 5-2 |
| 18:29 | Long Beach State | Robert Payne pulls down the rebound | 5-2 |
| 18:20 | Long Beach State | Logan Taylor is called for the reach on Eddy Abrams - foul #1 on Logan Taylor, team foul #2 | 5-2 |
| 18:05 | Long Beach State | Derrick Puga's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 5-2 |
| 17:42 | Marshall | Richard McCathern is fouled on the floor by Derrick Puga - foul #1 on Derrick Puga, team foul #1 | 5-2 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | John Spears (PG), David Purdie (SF), Robert Young (PF), Wallace Green (C) Derrick Puga, Earl Utecht, Robert Payne, David Hartman | |
| Subs | Marshall | | |
| 17:23 | Marshall | Richard McCathern is open and scores on a 3 pointer from the right corner set up by David Peltier | 5-5 |
| 17:12 | Long Beach State | John Spears is hacked by Richard McCathern - foul #1 on Richard McCathern, team foul #3 | 5-5 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Timothy Walcott (SG) Eddy Abrams | |
| Subs | Marshall | Kirk Bishop (PG), Charles Estelle (SG), John Kilpatrick (SF), Leonard Barton (C) Richard McCathern, David Peltier, Samuel Harmon, Gary Torpey | |
| 17:01 | Long Beach State | Robert Young drills a jumpshot from just outside the lane set up by Timothy Walcott | 7-5 |
| 16:41 | Marshall | Logan Taylor misses the shot from the right wing but he's hacked by Robert Young - foul #1 on Robert Young, team foul #2 | 7-5 |
| 16:41 | Marshall | Logan Taylor makes the 1st free throw | 7-6 |
| 16:41 | Marshall | Logan Taylor makes the 2nd free throw | 7-7 |
| 16:20 | Long Beach State | Wallace Green travels with the ball | 7-7 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Eddy Abrams (SG) Timothy Walcott | |
| Subs | Marshall | Richard McCathern (PG), Randy Nicholson (C) Kirk Bishop, Logan Taylor | |
| 16:18 | Marshall | Richard McCathern's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 7-7 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Ralph Hewitt (SF) David Purdie | |
| Subs | Marshall | | |
| 15:57 | Long Beach State | Ralph Hewitt clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 7-7 |
| 15:56 | Marshall | Randy Nicholson pulls down the rebound | 7-7 |
| Lineup | Long Beach State | PG - John Spears (fresh) SG - Eddy Abrams (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Ralph Hewitt (fresh) PF - Robert Young (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Wallace Green (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Marshall | PG - Richard McCathern (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Charles Estelle (fresh) SF - John Kilpatrick (fresh) PF - Leonard Barton (fresh) C - Randy Nicholson (fresh) | |
| 15:50 | Marshall | John Kilpatrick misses badly on a shot from the right side but he's hacked by Ralph Hewitt - foul #1 on Ralph Hewitt, team foul #3 | 7-7 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Derrick Puga (PG), Robert Payne (PF), David Hartman (C) John Spears, Robert Young, Wallace Green | |
| Subs | Marshall | David Peltier (SG), Samuel Harmon (SF), Gary Torpey (C) Richard McCathern, Charles Estelle, Randy Nicholson | |
| 15:50 | Marshall | John Kilpatrick makes the 1st free throw | 7-8 |
| 15:50 | Marshall | John Kilpatrick misses the 2nd free throw | 7-8 |
| 15:50 | Long Beach State | David Hartman pulls down the rebound | 7-8 |
| 15:31 | Long Beach State | John Kilpatrick steals the ball from David Hartman | 7-8 |
| 15:07 | Marshall | Leonard Barton comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 7-8 |
| 15:05 | Marshall | David Peltier tips it back up and in | 7-10 |
| 14:50 | Long Beach State | Derrick Puga misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 7-10 |
| 14:49 | Marshall | Gary Torpey pulls down the rebound | 7-10 |
| 14:45 | Marshall | Samuel Harmon is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on Samuel Harmon, team foul #4 | 7-10 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | John Spears (SG), Earl Utecht (SF), David Purdie (C) Eddy Abrams, Ralph Hewitt, David Hartman | |
| Subs | Marshall | Richard McCathern (PG), Charles Estelle (SG), Randy Nicholson (SF), Logan Taylor (PF) John Kilpatrick, David Peltier, Samuel Harmon, Leonard Barton | |
| 14:31 | Long Beach State | Earl Utecht hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 7-10 |
| 14:30 | Long Beach State | David Purdie tips it home | 9-10 |
| 14:27 | Marshall | Richard McCathern is hacked by Derrick Puga in the backcourt - foul #2 on Derrick Puga, team foul #4 | 9-10 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Timothy Walcott (SG), Wallace Green (C) Derrick Puga, Robert Payne | |
| Subs | Marshall | Samuel Harmon (SF) Gary Torpey | |
| 14:13 | Marshall | Randy Nicholson can't connect on a turnaround in the paint | 9-10 |
| 14:12 | Long Beach State | The rebound goes to Earl Utecht | 9-10 |
| 14:07 | Long Beach State | John Spears hits the finger roll and he's fouled by Randy Nicholson - foul #1 on Randy Nicholson, team foul #5 | 11-10 |
| 14:07 | Long Beach State | John Spears misses the free throw | 11-10 |
| 14:07 | Marshall | Logan Taylor pulls down the rebound | 11-10 |
| 13:57 | Marshall | Logan Taylor misses badly on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 11-10 |
| 13:55 | Marshall | The offensive rebound goes to Logan Taylor | 11-10 |
| 13:45 | Marshall | Randy Nicholson is open and lays it up and in set up by Richard McCathern | 11-12 |
| 13:25 | Long Beach State | Samuel Harmon is called for the reach on John Spears - foul #2 on Samuel Harmon, team foul #6 | 11-12 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Eddy Abrams (SG), Robert Young (PF), David Hartman (C) John Spears, David Purdie, Wallace Green | |
| Subs | Marshall | David Peltier (SG), John Kilpatrick (SF), Leonard Barton (C) Charles Estelle, Samuel Harmon, Randy Nicholson | |
| 13:05 | Long Beach State | Timothy Walcott comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 11-12 |
| 13:03 | Marshall | John Kilpatrick gets the rebound | 11-12 |
| 12:45 | Marshall | Richard McCathern connects on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by David Peltier and he's fouled by Earl Utecht - foul #1 on Earl Utecht, team foul #5 | 11-14 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | David Bear (PG), Robert Payne (PF) Timothy Walcott, Earl Utecht | |
| Subs | Marshall | Gary Torpey (C) Leonard Barton | |
| 12:45 | Marshall | Richard McCathern makes the free throw | 11-15 |
| 12:29 | Long Beach State | David Hartman is called for traveling | 11-15 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | | |
| Subs | Marshall | Kirk Bishop (PG) Richard McCathern | |
| 12:27 | Marshall | David Peltier's pass is intercepted by Eddy Abrams in the backcourt | 11-15 |
| 12:26 | Long Beach State | Eddy Abrams dunks the ball | 13-15 |
| 12:24 | Marshall | Eddy Abrams is called for the reach on David Peltier in the backcourt - foul #1 on Eddy Abrams, team foul #6 | 13-15 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | | |
| Subs | Marshall | Randy Nicholson (PF) Logan Taylor | |
| 12:04 | Marshall | Gary Torpey misses the lay-in but the foul's on David Hartman - foul #1 on David Hartman, team foul #7 | 13-15 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Ralph Hewitt (SF), Wallace Green (C) Robert Young, David Hartman | |
| Subs | Marshall | Charles Estelle (SG), Leonard Barton (SF) David Peltier, John Kilpatrick | |
| 12:04 | Marshall | Gary Torpey makes the 1st free throw | 13-16 |
| 12:04 | Marshall | Gary Torpey makes the 2nd free throw | 13-17 |
| 11:38 | Long Beach State | Wallace Green misses the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 13-17 |
| 11:37 | Long Beach State | David Bear gets the offensive rebound | 13-17 |
| Lineup | Long Beach State | PG - David Bear (fresh) SG - Eddy Abrams (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Ralph Hewitt (fresh) PF - Robert Payne (fresh) C - Wallace Green (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Marshall | PG - Kirk Bishop (fresh) SG - Charles Estelle (fresh) SF - Leonard Barton (fresh) PF - Randy Nicholson (fresh) 2 pts. C - Gary Torpey (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 11:21 | Long Beach State | Robert Payne can't finish the layup | 13-17 |
| 11:19 | Marshall | Leonard Barton gets the rebound | 13-17 |
| 11:17 | Marshall | Leonard Barton throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 13-17 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | John Spears (PG), David Purdie (PF) David Bear, Robert Payne | |
| Subs | Marshall | David Peltier (SG), Logan Taylor (PF), Kenneth Ford (C) Charles Estelle, Randy Nicholson, Gary Torpey | |
| 10:57 | Long Beach State | John Spears is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on John Spears, team foul #8 | 13-17 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Timothy Walcott (SG), Robert Young (PF) Eddy Abrams, Wallace Green | |
| Subs | Marshall | Richard McCathern (PG), John Kilpatrick (SF) Kirk Bishop, Kenneth Ford | |
| 10:35 | Marshall | David Peltier is by himself and knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the right side set up by Richard McCathern | 13-19 |
| 10:17 | Long Beach State | Timothy Walcott misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 13-19 |
| 10:16 | Marshall | John Kilpatrick gets the rebound | 13-19 |
| 09:58 | Marshall | David Peltier lays it in uncontested | 13-21 |
| 09:43 | Long Beach State | John Spears can't finish the layup | 13-21 |
| 09:41 | Long Beach State | David Purdie tips it home | 15-21 |
| 09:28 | Marshall | John Kilpatrick is hacked by Ralph Hewitt - foul #2 on Ralph Hewitt, team foul #9 | 15-21 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | David Bear (PG), Eddy Abrams (SG), Earl Utecht (SF), Robert Payne (PF), David Hartman (C) John Spears, Timothy Walcott, Ralph Hewitt, Robert Young, David Purdie | |
| Subs | Marshall | Kirk Bishop (PG), Charles Estelle (SG), Gary Torpey (C) Richard McCathern, David Peltier, Leonard Barton | |
| 09:28 | Marshall | John Kilpatrick misses the 1st free throw | 15-21 |
| 09:28 | Marshall | Gary Torpey grabs the offensive rebound | 15-21 |
| 09:15 | Marshall | Kirk Bishop throws a bad pass out of bounds | 15-21 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | | |
| Subs | Marshall | Randy Nicholson (SF), Kenneth Ford (PF) John Kilpatrick, Logan Taylor | |
| 08:59 | Long Beach State | Gary Torpey denies the turnaround by Eddy Abrams | 15-21 |
| 08:58 | Long Beach State | Earl Utecht tips it but misses | 15-21 |
| 08:57 | Long Beach State | Robert Payne gets the offensive rebound | 15-21 |
| 08:39 | Long Beach State | Earl Utecht misses the runner from the right block but the foul's on Kenneth Ford - foul #1 on Kenneth Ford, team foul #7 | 15-21 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Wallace Green (C) David Hartman | |
| Subs | Marshall | | |
| 08:39 | Long Beach State | Earl Utecht makes the 1st free throw | 16-21 |
| 08:39 | Long Beach State | Earl Utecht makes the 2nd free throw | 17-21 |
| 08:28 | Marshall | Charles Estelle misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 17-21 |
| 08:27 | Long Beach State | The rebound goes to Wallace Green | 17-21 |
| 07:59 | Long Beach State | Kirk Bishop takes the ball from Earl Utecht | 17-21 |
| 07:42 | Marshall | Charles Estelle misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 17-21 |
| 07:41 | Long Beach State | Robert Payne gets the rebound | 17-21 |
| Lineup | Long Beach State | PG - David Bear (fairly fresh) SG - Eddy Abrams (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Earl Utecht (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Robert Payne (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - Wallace Green (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Marshall | PG - Kirk Bishop (fresh) SG - Charles Estelle (fairly fresh) SF - Randy Nicholson (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Kenneth Ford (fairly fresh) C - Gary Torpey (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:19 | Long Beach State | Eddy Abrams connects on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 19-21 |
| 07:06 | Marshall | Kirk Bishop knocks in the jumper from the right side and he's hacked by David Bear - foul #1 on David Bear, team foul #10 | 19-23 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | John Spears (PG), Timothy Walcott (SG), Robert Young (PF), David Hartman (C) David Bear, Eddy Abrams, Robert Payne, Wallace Green | |
| Subs | Marshall | Richard McCathern (PG), John Kilpatrick (SF), Logan Taylor (PF), Leonard Barton (C) Charles Estelle, Randy Nicholson, Kenneth Ford, Gary Torpey | |
| 07:06 | Marshall | Kirk Bishop makes the free throw | 19-24 |
| 06:50 | Long Beach State | Robert Young hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 19-24 |
| 06:49 | Marshall | Leonard Barton gets the rebound | 19-24 |
| 06:34 | Marshall | Logan Taylor misses the jumpshot from the free throw line | 19-24 |
| 06:33 | Marshall | Leonard Barton grabs the offensive rebound | 19-24 |
| 06:20 | Marshall | Logan Taylor scores on a jumpshot from the right side on a great pass from Kirk Bishop | 19-26 |
| 06:15 | Long Beach State | David Hartman hits the finger roll | 21-26 |
| 05:47 | Marshall | Kirk Bishop hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 21-26 |
| 05:46 | Long Beach State | David Hartman grabs the defensive rebound | 21-26 |
| 05:27 | Long Beach State | Earl Utecht is called for a charge - foul #2 on Earl Utecht, team foul #11 | 21-26 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Eddy Abrams (SG), David Purdie (SF), Robert Payne (PF), Wallace Green (C) Timothy Walcott, Earl Utecht, Robert Young, David Hartman | |
| Subs | Marshall | David Peltier (SG), Randy Nicholson (SF), Gary Torpey (C) Kirk Bishop, John Kilpatrick, Leonard Barton | |
| 05:21 | Marshall | Richard McCathern is hacked by John Spears in the backcourt - foul #2 on John Spears, team foul #12 | 21-26 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Timothy Walcott (PG) John Spears | |
| Subs | Marshall | | |
| 05:21 | Marshall | Richard McCathern makes the 1st free throw | 21-27 |
| 05:21 | Marshall | Richard McCathern makes the 2nd free throw | 21-28 |
| 05:00 | Long Beach State | David Purdie misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 21-28 |
| 04:58 | Marshall | Gary Torpey grabs the defensive rebound | 21-28 |
| 04:40 | Marshall | Randy Nicholson misses badly on a jump hook from close range but the foul's on David Purdie - foul #1 on David Purdie, team foul #13 | 21-28 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | David Bear (PG) Timothy Walcott | |
| Subs | Marshall | Charles Estelle (PG) Richard McCathern | |
| 04:40 | Marshall | Randy Nicholson makes the 1st free throw | 21-29 |
| 04:40 | Marshall | Randy Nicholson makes the 2nd free throw | 21-30 |
| 04:23 | Long Beach State | Eddy Abrams misses the 3 from the left corner | 21-30 |
| 04:21 | Marshall | Logan Taylor grabs the defensive rebound | 21-30 |
| 04:02 | Marshall | Wallace Green blocks the short jumper by David Peltier | 21-30 |
| 04:01 | Long Beach State | Robert Payne pulls down the rebound | 21-30 |
| 03:43 | Long Beach State | Robert Payne's fadeaway is rejected by Gary Torpey | 21-30 |
| 03:41 | Marshall | Gary Torpey pulls down the rebound | 21-30 |
| 03:35 | Marshall | Logan Taylor misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 21-30 |
| 03:34 | Long Beach State | David Purdie snags the defensive board | 21-30 |
| Lineup | Long Beach State | PG - David Bear (fresh) SG - Eddy Abrams (fresh) 9 pts. SF - David Purdie (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Robert Payne (fairly fresh) 4 reb. C - Wallace Green (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Marshall | PG - Charles Estelle (fairly fresh) SG - David Peltier (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Randy Nicholson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Logan Taylor (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Gary Torpey (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:27 | Long Beach State | Wallace Green misses the runner in the lane | 21-30 |
| 03:26 | Marshall | Logan Taylor gets the rebound | 21-30 |
| 03:03 | Marshall | Randy Nicholson drills a jump hook from close range on a great pass from Charles Estelle | 21-32 |
| 02:42 | Long Beach State | Robert Payne hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 21-32 |
| 02:40 | Long Beach State | Wallace Green gets the offensive rebound | 21-32 |
| 02:32 | Long Beach State | Eddy Abrams comes up short on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 21-32 |
| 02:30 | Long Beach State | Robert Payne gets the offensive rebound | 21-32 |
| 02:12 | Long Beach State | David Bear is hacked by Charles Estelle - foul #1 on Charles Estelle, team foul #8 | 21-32 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Derrick Puga (PG), Ralph Hewitt (SF), Robert Young (PF), David Hartman (C) Eddy Abrams, David Purdie, Robert Payne, Wallace Green | |
| Subs | Marshall | Richard McCathern (PG), John Kilpatrick (SG), Samuel Harmon (SF), Leonard Barton (PF), Kenneth Ford (C) Charles Estelle, David Peltier, Randy Nicholson, Logan Taylor, Gary Torpey | |
| 02:12 | Long Beach State | David Bear makes the 1st free throw | 22-32 |
| 02:12 | Long Beach State | David Bear makes the 2nd free throw | 23-32 |
| 02:00 | Marshall | Kenneth Ford connects on the shot from the right side set up by John Kilpatrick | 23-34 |
| 01:51 | Long Beach State | Derrick Puga knocks in the 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from David Bear | 26-34 |
| 01:44 | Marshall | John Kilpatrick is fouled in the backcourt by Ralph Hewitt - foul #3 on Ralph Hewitt, team foul #14 | 26-34 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | John Spears (SG), Earl Utecht (SF) David Bear, Ralph Hewitt | |
| Subs | Marshall | | |
| 01:44 | Marshall | John Kilpatrick makes the 1st free throw | 26-35 |
| 01:44 | Marshall | John Kilpatrick makes the 2nd free throw | 26-36 |
| 01:28 | Long Beach State | Derrick Puga clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 26-36 |
| 01:26 | Long Beach State | David Hartman snags the offensive board | 26-36 |
| 01:00 | Long Beach State | Derrick Puga's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 26-36 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Eddy Abrams (SG) John Spears | |
| Subs | Marshall | | |
| 00:38 | Marshall | John Kilpatrick makes the wide open floater from the right side on a nice dish by Samuel Harmon | 26-38 |
| 00:24 | Long Beach State | Kenneth Ford is called for the reach on David Hartman - foul #2 on Kenneth Ford, team foul #9 | 26-38 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | John Spears (PG), Robert Payne (PF) Derrick Puga, Robert Young | |
| Subs | Marshall | Kirk Bishop (SG), Logan Taylor (PF) Samuel Harmon, Kenneth Ford | |
| 00:24 | Long Beach State | David Hartman misses the 1st free throw | 26-38 |
| 00:24 | Marshall | Logan Taylor snags the defensive board | 26-38 |
| 00:04 | Marshall | Richard McCathern hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 26-38 |
| 00:02 | Marshall | John Kilpatrick gets the offensive rebound | 26-38 |
| 00:00 | Marshall | The clock runs out | 26-38 |